India enters advanced nuclear reactor league with PFBR milestone: Report

IANS | May 23, 2026 6:16 PM

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India has moved a significant step closer towards long-term energy self-sufficiency after its indigenously developed 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieved criticality -- a stage at which a nuclear reactor attains a controlled and self-sustaining chain reaction for the first time, a report said.